Donna Tran wept quietly as she left court on Friday after a judge upheld a lower court decision to euthanize her two four-year-old pit bulls for viciously biting a woman who came to her Applewood home last April. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Suzanne Bensler, in dismissing Tran’s appeal, sealed the fate of four-year-olds Fiji and Disani when she concluded that traffic court Commissioner Jill Taylor’s order on June 15 to destroy the animals because they were too dangerous to remain anywhere in the community was proper.

FREDERICTON - The executive director of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party is raising questions about the integrity of the provincial Liberal leadership race after he was able to vote using the name of his pet dog.

If you see a cute little miniature pinscher wandering around Tecumseh, her owner would appreciate it if you gave him a call.
Holly, a two-year-old, 13-pound, black and tan dog, disappeared from the Manning Road Animal Hospital at Manning Road …

Approximately a dozen people from across the country have come forward in hopes of adopting the dog that killed a newborn baby boy in Airdrie earlier this month. “I’ve had probably 10 to 15 different phone calls or e-mails,” said Darryl Poburan, manager of municipal enforcement for the City of Airdrie. “To get phone calls from people from Ontario and Winnipeg and other parts of the country — this story obviously went national. It’s interesting to hear from all the concerned people who would like to take the dog instead of having it euthanized.”

Your dog may be eating excessive amounts of snow for the sole purpose of inducing vomiting. This is not so bizarre if you think of it as a form of zoocognopharmacy; i.e., the ability of an animal to self-medicate.

Your dog may be eating excessive amounts of snow for the sole purpose of inducing vomiting. This is not so bizarre if you think of it as a form of zoocognopharmacy; i.e., the ability of an animal to self-medicate.

CHICAGO - An apple a day doesn't necessarily keep the doctor away. That's according to proverb-busting research that found daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who ate fewer or no apples.

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ENTER TODAY and you could win two tickets to the 25th anniversary celebration of the Business Excellence Awards. This milestone event filled with pride, reflection and celebration is guaranteed to be a night to remember.

If you’re tired of stacking books on the floor or stuffing them in to an already crowded book shelf, well it’s time to clean up. Raise-a-Reader is looking for new and gently used books for the annual RAR Book Sale.